Monitor: Link Aggregation - ZyXEL Communications GS1900-8 User Manual

11.1 Overview
This sect ion provides inform at ion for Link Aggr e ga t ion in M onit or.
Link aggregat ion ( t runking) is t he grouping of physical port s int o one logical higher- capacit y link.
You m ay want t o t runk port s if for exam ple, it is cheaper t o use m ult iple lower- speed links t han t o
under- ut ilize a high- speed, but m ore cost ly, single- port link. However, t he m ore port s you
aggregat e t hen t he fewer available port s you have. A t runk group is one logical link cont aining
m ult iple port s.
The Swit ch support s bot h st at ic and dynam ic link aggregat ion.
Not e: I n a pr operly planned net w ork, it is recom m ended t o im plem ent st at ic link
aggregat ion only. This ensures increased net work st abilit y and cont rol over t he
t r unk groups on your Sw it ch.
11.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter
• The Lin k Aggr e ga t ion screen (
11.2 Link Aggregation
Use t he Lin k Aggr e ga t ion screens t o view Swit ch link aggregat ion st at us. Click M on it or > Lin k
Aggr e ga t ion > LAG t o access t his screen.
Figure 65 Monit or > Link Aggregat ion > LAG
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Monitor: Link Aggregation

Sect ion 11.2 on page
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70) displays link aggregat ion st at us.
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